CVE-2024-4840 Rhosp-director: cleartext passwords exposed in logs
Attackers with log access can read plaintext passwords exposed by the OpenStack director, compromising sensitive credentials.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2024-4840?
CVE-2024-4840 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Red Hat OpenStack Platform 16.2, published on 13 May 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An flaw was found in the OpenStack Platform (RHOSP) director, a toolset for installing and managing a complete RHOSP environment. Plaintext passwords may be stored in log files, which can expose sensitive information to anyone with access to the logs.
Weakness: CWE-312
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-4840?
Linux distribution packages (1)
openstack-tripleo-heat-templates Red Hat:openstack:17.1::el9 | All versions | 0:14.3.1-17.1.20240919130756.el9ost |
How do I fix CVE-2024-4840?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2024-4840 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-4840 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-m73w-f4gh-h9g2, RHSA-2024:9978.